>>>> I can find the world ranking for the riders on the FEIF site, but nothing >>>> where the horses are ranked (at least easily). So the riders are scored >>>> for ?? The number of points they receive when they ride a winning horse?
Wow, what an insight, Wanda! Troubling, but still telling. You're right...there obviously no equitation involved in Icelandic-style riding - not by any standards I'd choose to value certainly. All that rough riding, the harsh bits, the bell boots, the loin sitting... But, they list RIDERS, not horses. Sick, isn't it? Reminds me of the interviews I've seen of the winning Icelandic World Champion rider. Ever remember a winning KY Derby jockey who didn't just ooze praise for this horse, and say how lucky he was to have been able to ride that winning horse? It's a different mentality, a different paradigm to use one of Judy's favorite words. It's just not what I'm used to seeing. Karen Thomas, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.1/1220 - Release Date: 1/11/2008 6:09 PM
